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Are cats lucky? in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years, 1 month agoSix years ago, a kitten decided to move into your home. From that day on, your luck had always been amazing. Today, the cat has gone missing. Now the car won’t start and your boss seems very cross about something.

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Jason Latnar edited the blog post
Peanut in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years, 1 month agoToday, one of your characters solves a problem through the creative use of a peanut.

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Monster by Professor Elemental (new-ish) in the group I probably should be writing: 6 years, 1 month agoAccording to Youtube, Professor Elemental just dropped a new video on us – Monster. It is good.
Produced by Ninjula and Tom Caruana and directed by John Callaghan, Monster was filmed on location in the Upside […]
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Call in sick today in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years, 1 month agoOne morning you receive an email which seems to have no sender. All it said was “call in sick today”. On a whim, you did just that. This was the day when the office block you work in burned down.

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Weird is better in the group I probably should be writing: 6 years, 1 month agoI’m drawn to unusual, even freakish people. Why? They are far more engaging than the ordinary, which the world has too much of.Donna Lynn Hope
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Introducing writing dares in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years, 1 month agoFor the whole of NaNoWriMo, we will post daily writing dares.
You do not have to use them on the day they come out. Nor at all. But, should you feel stuck and need something to push your writing along – do a […]

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Matthew Brown started the topic
Writing dares thread in the forum The Muse of Last Resort 6 years, 1 month agoWe’re posting writing dares daily. Ours are already queued up, but post your own NaNoWriMo dares right here.
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Matthew Brown commented on the post,
NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow, on the groupblog The Muse of Last Resort 6 years, 1 month agoYes, yes, yes! Absolutely. I love this idea.
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Writing dare in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years, 1 month agoInclude a reason for your main character to reveal a very unusual food allergy.

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Danny H commented on the post,
NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow, on the groupblog The Muse of Last Resort 6 years, 1 month agoMight give this a go myself now I’ve got an idea of what I’m writing about
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years, 1 month agoNaNoWriMo starts tomorrow which means that all that creative prompting energy might be going elsewhere for a whole month.
Don’t worry, I’ve been scheduling these prompts weeks in advance. However, I’ve moved […]

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Daunt Books in the group Daunt Books 6 years, 1 month agoWe are looking for a mix of booksellers, part-time (3 full days a week) and full time (5 full days a week), plus an extra person during weekends, for our new shop […]
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Matthew Brown commented on the post,
My sister’s phone, on the groupblog The Muse of Last Resort 6 years, 1 month agoI wonder how Stephen King and Neil Gaiman would each handle this prompt. Very differently, I expect.
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Deep space hitchhiker? in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years, 1 month ago
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Jason Latnar wrote a new blog post
Damn you Minecraft!! in the group I probably should be writing: 6 years, 1 month agoThe blistering pace of this blog has come to a staggering halt due to my rediscovered addiction to Minecraft.
This is all the procrastination in one package.

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Tree vs Logger (tree wins) in the group I probably should be writing: 6 years, 1 month ago -
Danny H commented on the post,
Ideas and plot twists for The Yesterday House, on the groupblog Random Thoughts 6 years, 1 month agoPoint taken, but there is the possibility of an even deeper back story that explains (or not) the lodgers presence in the house
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Jason Latnar wrote a new blog post
Meme attack in the group I probably should be writing: 6 years, 1 month agoYou’re welcome

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Matthew Brown commented on the post,
New book review feeds, on the groupblog Author Buzz 6 years, 1 month agoFunny you should say that. Yes the headlines come via a public RSS feed from the sites in question. The newspaper ones I gave a group each so that people can decided which they want to see in their personalised […]
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Matthew Brown commented on the post,
Author Buzz: Now more about you, on the groupblog Author Buzz 6 years, 1 month agoYour feedback Danny has helped me no end. I value your input most highly. While not able to do much I have been thinking about your ideas at some great length. It is amazing how much thinking one can get done […]
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Matthew Brown commented on the post,
Ideas and plot twists for The Yesterday House, on the groupblog Random Thoughts 6 years, 1 month agoMy personal opinion is that writers should know the backstory for all key characters but need not ever share this with the readers. Sometimes, only the writer needs to know all the details.
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Matthew Brown posted an update in the group
Author Buzz HQ 6 years, 1 month agoCustomizr, the theme AuthorBuzz.co.uk is currently running is now available for all bloggers. It is quite a complex theme so you may need to check the official forums for more. There is a plugin which goes with the theme. If you want to use it, it has already been installed.
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
The very helpful squirrel in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 6 years, 1 month agoEach morning, a red squirrel comes to your garden and leaves something small behind. A screw, a rubber band, and a clear glass marble (to name but three things). Every time, these items have proven most […]

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Danny H replied to the topic
Theme request in the forum Help and Support 6 years, 1 month agoI see it’s now available so I’ll be switching to it later. No support needed 🙂